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peigirl

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  1. DFA those symptoms of an irritable bowel and pancreatitis are often confused. Only way to determine pancreatitis is through blood work.
  2. L&L with those symptoms yes his tummy would be very sore. Dogs stomaches are around their waist so to speak. If they're having flare ups then you can feel - very gently - around the area to check. It will feel very 'squishy' for want of a better description. First time I felt my boy with a squishy stomach I nearly died - it wasn't even a major flare up compared to what he's had in the past!!! Your boy probably wouldn't be appreciating rough play from other dogs at the moment, especially if they knock his tummy.
  3. My boy has eosinophilic inflammatory bowel disease which basically means IBD from food intolerances. He cant have beef, veal, pork, chicken, turkey or lamb. His diet consists of (and has done for the last 15 months) roo, carrot, zucchini and plain yogurt. Also gets probiotics (doubled for flare ups) and digestive enzymes to keep his system in check. He does very well on this diet and I can control his IBD without steriods which is the most important thing as far as I'm concerned. He also cant have bones, oil supplements (fish oil) or more than a few mouthfuls of fruit (too much sugar) as it just rips straight through him. Prior to this his symptoms where vomitting, loose, runny bloody poos and extreme weight loss.
  4. Also interested to know if there has been a diet change recently. I'm curious to know the age as the vomitting combined with loose stolls, blood and grass sounds like gut/bowel issues - ie colitis.
  5. Definitely going to get some for Raf. Will have to wait a little while as of course I only restocked with a big bottle of Malaseb and conditioner last week. Typical
  6. Banana oil? Never heard of it either but I am intrigued. You dont mean neem oil by chance?
  7. If your friend wants a natural approach neem oil is supposed to be great for fleas. I'm not sure about its ability to repell flies but it could be worth investigating.
  8. Antihistamines work very differently in dogs compared to people. Also some types are effective for some dogs and not others. My boy year round gets two claratyne per day. He is 24kg.
  9. Try 5ml of claratyne and she how she goes. You could try another 5ml in the evening if she is still bad. You could use the phenergan too, but what strength is it? Maybe only half a tablet?
  10. As others have said just put him to bed for the everything. He is still recovering from the sedation. A good rest and he should be much more back to his normal self in the morning.
  11. Personally I dont use Frontline but I have heard lots of others comment the formula has changed and its not as effective as it used to be. Perhaps try Advantage or another? And dont forget you need to wait 24-48hrs after washing the dog til applying the flea treatment. Lime around your yard is apparently also good for nuking the buggers. Good luck in your mission
  12. You can get anithistamines from the chemist. Human antihistamines are used to treat dogs.
  13. Cosmolo a few posters in this thread in general at the moment might be able to help you.
  14. I admit I am really interested in the EPO shampoo WM. I have known about EPO's benefits for the skin for along time but never knew there was a shampoo that used it as it's base. My boy Rafael suffers from a combination of inflammatory bowel disease, food intolerances and atopic dermatitis. The IBD and food intolerances make his gut hyper-sensitive - I actually can't supplement his diet with fatty acids like EPO or DHA/EPA because they rip straight through him and irritate his entire stomach/digestive/bowel track. His atopic dermatitis manifests itself primarily through sensitive ears (excess wax and inflammation) but in peak pollen times like now, also makes his paws red and inflammed (but not as bad as the photo sas posted). So basically I would be very interested to use the EPO on the exterior seen as I can not use it on the interior. I am used to weekly baths with Malaseb so I think I will try a weekly EPO bath and see if I notice any difference. Is there an EPO conditioner to be used in conjunction with the shampoo?
  15. Very interesting thread WM. Think I will try this shampoo for Raf too!
  16. Have to agree with you fifi, in fact my homoeopathic vet told me to stay away from them particularly with dogs with allergies. Interesting. Did she say why trifecta?
  17. Malaseb is for Yeast, however yeast problems can appear as Allergy symptoms and are commonly confused To add, Dermatologists recommend Malaseb for contact allergies and varying substances that irritate the skin (even puppy acne), not just yeast issues.
  18. Sheesh that's not a good update Ptolomy! Wow I didn't know antibiotics could cause a yeast infection, poor girl! Have you got her on probiotics, would this help at all? Interesting comment from your vet re the titre score. That's also the theory I prescribe to.
  19. Same as others, its a contact allergy. Good medicated bath will help, such as Malaseb. Anywhere (parks etc) with dandelion weeds you have taken her too in the last few days? Dandelions are out in force at the moment, could be brushing on up her legs/on her paws.
  20. I'm using the flavoured chewables which they claim dogs love. Do they make tablets for that size, or would I have to use a few tablets? How much does she weigh? From memory those flavoured tablets treat 10kg of bodyweight. So if she's 15kg give her 1.5 tablets. The 'flavoured' tablets never fooled my dog either
  21. Ptolomy was breed is your boy out of interest? Wrong thread but what did you decide to do re the distemper vacc?
  22. Are you using the straight tablets or the flavoured chewables? My boy gets the straight tablets. I crush it into his food and mix it thoroughly so he cant pick the tablet out. Perhaps give that a go?
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